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Bachelor of Arts in Nursing

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing

4.1
A university degree in nursing that combines arts and science subjects
  • noun
translation icon : Licenciatura en Artes en Enfermería
  • She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing last year.

Examples

  • The university offers a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing with clinical placements in top medical centers.

  • He proudly displayed his Bachelor of Arts in Nursing diploma at his graduation party.

  • After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, Maria applied to several hospitals for her first job.

  • Did you know that a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing can lead to many job opportunities?

  • After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Nursing, Maria applied to several hospitals for her first job.

  • The university offers a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing with clinical placements in top medical centers.

  • Did you know that a Bachelor of Arts in Nursing can lead to many job opportunities?

Surface Forms

Morphology

bachelor + of + arts + in + nursing

The phrase is compositional: 'bachelor' (an undergraduate degree) + 'of arts' (degree type) + 'in nursing' (field of study) yields the straightforward meaning of an undergraduate degree in nursing. The prepositions 'of' and 'in' simply link the constituents, and this construction is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should be able to infer the overall meaning.

Etymology

Bachelor of Arts in Nursing comes from older uses of the words: Bachelor meant a young learner who had finished basic training, Arts meant school subjects, and Nursing meant caring for sick people. So the name shows someone has completed a 'first university degree' in both the study and the practical skills needed 'to be a nurse'.